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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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